Child Life Clinical Internship Curriculum - Child Life Council

Objectives
In the process of completing this module the intern will:
1. Demonstrate knowledge and skill regarding student/volunteer procedures,
orientation, supervision and evaluation.
2. Demonstrate ability to match volunteer ability with tasks/assignments.
3. Demonstrate knowledge regarding patient‐school communication: needs, processes,
content and follow up.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of how special events are scheduled, facilitated, and
evaluated.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of donor relations, accepting donations and providing
follow up as indicated.
6. Become familiar with department and hospital resources, materials and equipment
and demonstrate the ability to utilize in an efficient, safe and cost effective manner.
7. Understand basic research and statistics as they apply to development and evaluation
of child life services.
8. Become familiar with organization structure, policies and procedures, mission and
goals.
9. Become familiar with the impact of funding on the departmental budget.
Required Activities
The intern will:
1. Assist with volunteer supervision and their daily assignments.
2. Observe and discuss school procedure for school communications during a patient’s
hospital stay as well as school re‐entry procedures.
3. Observe and discuss process for scheduling, supervising and evaluating special events.
Facilitate at least one special event under the supervision of a child life specialist.
4. Write a sample thank you letter for a special event or donation.
5. Inventory child life program supplies, materials and equipment.
6. Discuss with supervising CCLS child life statistics, record keeping, quality indicators and
performance improvement initiatives.
7. Attend department and administrative meetings.
8. Review and discuss department and hospital policies and procedures, mission and
goals. Review the child life program’s scope of service document.
9. Review and understand the department’s budget.
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